Refrigeration-chilling apparatus



A ril 3, 1934. H. L. NASH 1,953,626

REFRIGERATION CHILLING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 3, 1932 H lo M INVENTOR. 9?; 3 HZ/W QZ/Fey 05'. Way}! 0 y 9 ay ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 3, 1934 1,953,626

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIC'E 1,953,626 REFRIGERATION-CHILLING APPARATUS Humphrey L. Nash, Shaker Heights, Ohio Application September 3, 1932, Serial No. 631,724 8 Claims. 01. 62.169.1)

This invention relates to refrigeration-chilling understood from the foregoing. The articles or apparatus, and more particularly apparatus for material to be treated are placed successively in chilling articles or materials by exposure to suita frame 2 assembled with its bottom leaf 3 and a able media; and it is among the objects of the corresponding leaf is then applied to the top invention to provide a construction presenting thereof, and successive frame-units are thus thorough exposure to refrigeration, while holding filled and stacked. For example, if it is desired to uniformly the articles undergoing treatment. A chill bacon to prepare the same for a slicing mafurther object is the provision of apparatus allowchine, the pieces of bacon are positioned in reing an advantageous latitude of capacity range. spective frames 2 assembled with the bottom leaf Other objects and advantages will appear as the 3, the top leaf is applied. successively charged description proceeds. units brought together in this manner are stacked To the accomplishment of the foregoing and Within the standards '7, the top yokes 9 are aplelated ends, the invention, then, comprises the plied thereto, and the nuts 10, and the latter are features hereinafter fully described, and particturned down to a desired degree. The entire y pointed Out in e a t f OWi stack may then be conveniently handled into the description and the annexed drawing setting chilling compartment, and by reason of the thorforth in detail an illustrative embodiment of the ough exposure of the chilling media through the invention, this being indicative however, of but p ys i a d 011 a S des f each u it With one of the various ways in which the principle its contained material, the temperature of the f the invention may be employed. latter is readily brought uniformly to the desired In said annexed drawing: point, and irrespective of the number of pieces Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of an embodibeing treated in any given StaCk, the total ment of the invention; and Figs. 2 and 3 are pernumber in the compartment, all are treated uni- :pective detail views. formly. To the extent that molding pressure is Referring more particularly to the drawing, desired, the take-up means as exemplified in the there is shown a plurality of frames 2, each face mpr ss on nuts 0 y he availed of, and n or top and bottom of which is closed by a chill such manner a uniformity of appearance of the leaf 3, and passage-ways 4 for cooling media are treated bacon slabs may be had. Again, whether provided by the leaves. Guide surfaces of suitthe capacity requirements be larger or smaller, able form align the leaves to the frames for adethe appropriate number of frame units can be quate closure of these as units, and in the form assembled and so employed. illustrated such guides may be placed at the Other modes of applying the principle of the corners and on the frames as projecting members invention may be employed, change being made 5, of dimensions to receive the respective chill as regards the details described, provided the 90 leaf corners, allowing the leaves to seat down to means stated in any of the following claims, 01 the frames and against the articles or material the equivalent of such be employ d. therein. Conveniently, the passage-ways 4 may I therefore particularly point out and distinctly be determined by spacers 6 which may be placed Claim as my h 5440 on one or both of adjacent leaf members, preferf t h h Q D ably on both, correspondinglyywhen each frame ing a frame limiting the lateral dimensions of is assembled with the closure chill leaves, and material placed therein and having Opposite Open Such units are Stacked with adjacent units, as faces, a chill leaf for closing each face thereof, indicated in Fig. 1, passage-ways or channels 4 and regulating D means for d t 45 are provided such that each unit of the stack is assemblage together.

in free exposure on all sides. For binding the 2. Refrigeration-chilling apparatus, comprisassemblage together, suitable binder means is a plurality of frames limiting the lateral provided, and in the particular form illustrated, dimensions of material placed therein and havthis comprises standards 7 at each side of the ing Opp t Op faces, a p 0f Chill aves o 50 stack of frames, and having bottom and top yokes closing the open faces of each frame, passage- 8 and 9 respectively. Take-up nuts 10, preferways for cooling media between the leaves stacked ably with manipulating-handles 11, and screwadjacent each other in assembly, and means for threadedly engaging the standards 7, complete binding the assemblage together.

the binder means. 3. Refrigeration-chilling apparatus, compris- 55 The manner of use of the device will be readily ing a plurality of frames limiting the lateral dimensions of material placed therein and having opposite open faces, chill leaves co-acting with the frames to close the open faces thereof, spacers between adjacent leaves forming passage-ways for cooling media, and means for binding the assemblage together.

4. Refrigeration-chilling apparatus, comprising a plurality of frames limiting the lateral dimensions of material placed therein and having opposite open faces, chill leaves co-acting with the frames to close the open faces thereof, spacers attached toeach leaf forming passageways for cooling media, and means for binding the assemblage together.

5. Refrigeration-chilling apparatus, comprising a plurality of frames limiting the lateral dimensions of material placed therein and having opposite open faces, guides on each frame, a pair of chill leaves slidable in the guides of each frame to close the open faces thereof, spacers between adjacent chill leaves, and means for binding the assemblage together.

6. Refrigeration-chilling apparatus, comprising a plurality of frames limiting the lateral dimensions of material placed therein and having opposite open faces, corner guides on each frame, a pair of chill leaves slidable in the guides of each frame to close the open faces thereof, spacers between adjacent chill leaves, and means for binding the assemblage together.

7. Refrigeration-chilling apparatus, comprising a stack of frames limiting the lateral dimensions of material placed therein and having opposite open faces, chill leaves co-acting with said frames to close the open faces thereof, standards at each side of said stack of frames, bottom and top yokes therefor, and take-up nuts on said standards.

8. Refrigeration-chilling apparatus, comprising a stack of frames limiting the lateral dimensions of material placed therein and having opposite open faces, corner guides on each frame, a pair of chill leaves co-acting in said guides to close the open faces thereof, spacers attached to each chill leaf, standards at each side of said stack of frames, bottom and top yokes therefor, and take-up nuts on said standards.

HUMPI-IREY L. NASH. 

